Motopi Surname

490,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motopi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motopi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3971:5,1201,041
South Africa2701:200,65821,510
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England31:18,572,686338,250
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motopi (289) may also be a first name.

Motopi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Motopi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Motopi is most common in Lesotho. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motopi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 490,085th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 10,780,393 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Motopi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 519,842nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 289 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 397 people, or 1 in 5,120. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 41 percent are found, Mohale's Hoek District, where 26 percent are found and Berea District, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 40 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Motopi Last Name Statistics demography

Motopi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.69% less than the national average, earning R 98,172 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothopi92636/
Mothophi862/
Matopi83273/
Motopa8354/
Motope8325/
Motapi8310/
Mutopi836/
Motepi831/
Metopi831/
Mothopa77249/
Motapiy77112/
Mothapi7753/
Mothope7730/
Motoupa7713/
Matopai7713/
Mutopii776/
Mostapi775/
Mothepi772/
Mathopi771/
Motuopa771/
Muthopi771/
Mutopfi771/
Matopie771/
Mostaphi71205/
Moutoupa7139/
Mustopid7116/
Mahatopi713/
Mothopha711/
Mostappi711/
Mouchtoupis711/
Mothoepe711/
Matope6716,098/
Motepe671,097/
Mutopa67943/
Mutope67480/
Matapi67410/
Mutapi67239/
Matopa67177/
Motapa6733/
Mustopich6720/
Metapi6715/
Matepi677/
Motape674/
Metope673/
Moustaphi673/
Motepy671/
Metepi671/
Matopá671/
Moutaphis671/
Motapooyi671/
Mostapich671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motopi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis